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Part VI · General

34. Regulations

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

(1)

The Minister may make regulations in respect of all matters required by this Act to be prescribed or in respect of which regulations are required or authorized to be made under this Act.

(2)

Every regulation made by the Minister shall be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation from the date of such publication.

(3)

Every regulation made by the Minister shall, as soon as convenient after its publication in the Gazette but not later than sixty days from the making thereof, be brought before the Parliament for approval. Any regulation which is not so approved shall be deemed to be rescinded as from the date of its disapproval but without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder.

(4)

Notification of the date on which any regulation made by the Minister is so deemed to be rescinded shall be published in the Gazette.